01 a. Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
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Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.[Obs.]
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Emulate
02 v. t. To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate…
imp. & p. p.
Emulated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Emulating
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To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.“Thine eye would emulate the diamond.” — Shak.